Fedora 11 – is there anything left to test?

The release of Fedora 11 is just around the corner. Hopefully by now you’ve taken a milestone (Alpha, Beta or Preview) for a test drive, maybe participated in a Test Day, contributed feedback to fedora-test-list@redhat.com, or filed a few bugs.

At this stage of the release we are most interested in identifying the high and urgent severity defects. If unsure, take a look at the current draft definitions of defect priority and severity. These are issues when you look back, you might say, "geez, that was embarrasing" or my favorite, "does anyone test this?" With 52 new features and roughly 7000 bugs filed against rawhide since January 2009, there will likely be quite a few of these issues. But there is still time left to find them, smooth out the rough spots and document any remaining pain points.

Do what you normally do – listen to some ogg’s, watch a few videos on youtube, chat with friends

Re-run a F11 test day – test days focus on upcoming Fedora features and often include a batch of test cases available for execution. It’s easy to get started using a live image or an installed system. Select a test day and run the test cases provided.

Test drive a specific feature – each feature comes with several test guidelines. Pick something that’s near and dear to you and take it for a spin.